Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
826 
682 
76 
59 
$1,000 
30,210 
(D) 
8,267 
8,054 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
29 
13 
12 
$1,000 
25,777 
(D) 
7,631 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
744 
617 
73 
57 
$1,000 
29,643 
(D) 
8,257 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
28 
13 
12 
$1,000 
25,556 
(D) 
7,631 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
101 
78 
4 
3 
$1,000 
567 
414 
10 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,067 
11,526 
895 
638 
$1,000 
415,271 
217,984 
97,760 
86,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,196 
769 
242 
204 
$1,000 
341,778 
154,709 
91,600 
82,427 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
631 
534 
60 
46 
$1,000 
2,859 
1,847 
692 
594 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
511 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,677 
9,186 
956 
717 
$1,000 
603,653 
314,562 
175,229 
160,785 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,593 
1,023 
360 
312 
$1,000 
512,255 
236,984 
165,487 
153,684 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,913 
1,319 
421 
333 
$1,000 
1,540,609 
654,952 
555,544 
504,459 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,675 
1,106 
405 
323 
$1,000 
1,535,748 
650,623 
555,117 
504,138 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,150 
1,858 
180 
122 
$1,000 
482,177 
159,773 
174,068 
162,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
176 
55 
42 
$1,000 
476,591 
155,074 
173,413 
162,489 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,544 
2,321 
126 
66 
$1,000 
13,963 
10,500 
2,879 
2,366 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
28 
10 
6 
$1,000 
5,241 
2,778 
(D) 
1,994 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,796 
2,465 
156 
106 
$1,000 
29,097 
23,296 
(D) 
2,071 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
117 
90 
16 
6 
$1,000 
12,441 
9,123 
(D) 
1,133 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,565 
4,083 
253 
177 
$1,000 
472,218 
(D) 
(D) 
93,133 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
38 
18 
14 
$1,000 
467,893 
(D) 
(D) 
92,663 
Aquaculture 
farms 
70 
47 
9 
8 
$1,000 
3,982 
458 
(D) 
1,405 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
3 
5 
5 
$1,000 
3,721 
255 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,451 
1,253 
74 
57 
$1,000 
25,914 
(D) 
1,106 
518 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
42 
4 
1 
$1,000 
21,767 
(D) 
580 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
20,605 
17,431 
1,749 
1,290 
$1,000 
155,919 
104,569 
29,693 
25,411 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,504 
1,236 
159 
124 
$1,000 
65,469 
41,677 
11,867 
9,094 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,243 
5,427 
442 
345 
$1,000 
58,793 
37,021 
10,119 
7,331 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
$1,000 
6,942,117 
3,324,210 
1,752,482 
1,584,713 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,006 
73,587 
505,038 
627,609 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
26,149 
21,785 
2,323 
1,797 
$1,000 
785,135 
462,787 
184,164 
159,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,927 
12,327 
762 
565 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,343 
5,403 
511 
371 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
1,741 
259 
192 
$50,000 or more 
3,726 
2,314 
791 
669 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
25,051 
20,652 
2,325 
1,816 
$1,000 
362,470 
187,656 
87,037 
77,201 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,992 
15,000 
993 
714 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,998 
3,879 
627 
491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
998 
281 
240 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
775 
424 
371 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
138 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
